Akshadarshaka, Akṣadarśaka, Aksha-darshaka: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Akṣadarśaka can be transliterated into English as Aksadarsaka or Akshadarshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAkṣadarśaka (अक्षदर्शक).—[akṣāṇām ṛṇādānādivyavahārāṇāṃ darśakaḥ dṛś-ṇvul, akṣān paśyatīti dṛś -kvip kutvam]
1) a judge (one who tries lawsuits).
2) a superintendent of gambling.
Derivable forms: akṣadarśakaḥ (अक्षदर्शकः).
Akṣadarśaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms akṣa and darśaka (दर्शक). See also (synonyms): akṣadṛś.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣadarśaka (अक्षदर्शक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A judge. E. akṣa a law suit, darśaka who sees; from dṛśa to see.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣadarśaka (अक्षदर्शक):—[=akṣa-darśaka] [from akṣa > akṣ] m. a judge id est. one who sees lawsuits.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣadarśaka (अक्षदर्शक):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-kaḥ) A judge. E. akṣa (law suit) and darśaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣadarśaka (अक्षदर्शक):—[akṣa-darśaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A judge.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAkṣadarśaka (ಅಕ್ಷದರ್ಶಕ):—
1) [noun] one who hears and settles legal cases; a judge.
2) [noun] the superintendent of gambling-house.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Aksha, Darshaka.
Full-text: Akshadrish, Akshapataka, Akkhadassa.
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